In a message dated 96-10-31 03:45:16 EST, you write: << On Wed, 30 Oct 1996 TrptPlayer@aol.com wrote: >Would someone please explain again how to keep our messages from activating >the end line and carriage return characters? I know this was discussed >quite a while ago but with the involvement of new participants I am >receiving many messages that have this very annoying format. Perhaps there >is some techno switch I can throw to keep all incoming mail in ASCI Format. >Everyone keep up the good work. I enjoy the arguments, and am learning about >our craft each day. >Tom Thompson, Assoc. PTG, MPT Tom, I don't know what you mean by "activating end line ...". There are many problems with the way people format their email. For instance, your line length is too long-- after being quoted a few times, your lines will begin to wrap eratically and be difficult to read. You should set your line length to 72 characters, and use a mono-spaced font for your email display. A big problem is: we don't know what our messages look like on other users' systems! Would you like to start a co-operative effort to put together some "standards" and suggestions for improving our email posting in pianotech? I'm game. Bill Bailer >> Good topic. I have a suggestion - Think how much easier this message would be to read if the the reply was at the top of the message. That way you would'nt have to scroll down through all that stuff up there (that you have read 20 times allready) to get to the new message down here. It is especially time consuming an annoying when there is about a megabite of copy and the new message at the bottom is something like "yeah, I agree". Jerry Wood
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